Eng Terms
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- alliteration
- repetition of consonants at the beginning of words, Windy Wellington the stuttering rifles rapid rattle (Wilfred Owen)
- allusion
- a reference to someone or something well known which will (hopefully) be recognised by the audience A certain aging rocker
- ambiguity
- something which has more than one possible meaning, creating confusion
- angle of narration
- first person (I), second person (you, or addressing someone), third person (he/she/they did/said), eye of God (he/she/they did/said/thought/felt)
- antithesis
- the contrast between words or ideas (often communicated using a balanced sentence) To err is human, to forgive, divine. The enemy were few, the local people many.
- antonyms
- words with the opposite meaning good/bad, slow/fast
- assonance
- repetition of identical or related vowel sounds blue tube brown cow to dream in peaceful sleep
- cliché
- a familiar, overused expression, can be used as emotional shorthand as good as gold. as sick as a dog.
- colloquial language
- everyday, casual, informal language a beaut day, this avo
- comparative adjective
- compares things bigger, faster, stronger
- conjunctions
- joining words and, or, but, although, nevertheless
- consonance
- the repetition of consonant sounds at the ends of words Is it blunt and flat? ill, shell find, send
- contractions
- words shortened and joined using an apostrophe cant, shouldnt, wont
- direct address
- speaking directly to the audience to involve them, including using second person pronoun you Ladies and gentlemen, I welcome you.
- dysphemism
- opposite of euphemism, deliberately making something sound worse kicked the bucket pushing up daisies
- emotive language
- words chosen to appeal to the emotions, persuasive not informative Rugby is ritualised brutality.
- euphemism
- saying something in a more polite and tasteful way He passed away. Im going to the ladies room.
- Figurative Imagery
- the creation of images or pictures in the audiences mind, done through literal or figurative description I am frozen.
- hyperbole
- exaggeration for emphasis I have thousands of friends. That dinner was a disaster. If Ive told you once, Ive told you a million times.
- imperative
- the ordering form of the verb Buy now! Listen up
- intensifiers
- words used to emphasise very, extremely, really
- jargon
- type of language including technical terms from a specific area RAM, hyperlink, URL (computer language) affidavit, subpoena (legal language)
- listing
- can be used to emphasise a point I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat.
- Literal description
- real, actual, straightforward description I am cold.
- Metaphor
- comparison of two unlike things, using is or does She is an angel.
- neologism
- the creation of new words from other words groovy, funtastic.
- Onomatopoeia
- use of words which have sounds (when spoken) that resemble the sound that they describe hiss, buzz, pop
- oxymoron
- phrase or word which contradicts itself bittersweet alone together
- paradox
- statement that appears to contradict itself Stone walls do not a prison make/ Nor iron bars a cage. Lovelace
- parallelism (parallel construction)
- a series of phrases which have the same structure and may include some of the same words I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: "We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created e
- personal pronouns
- create sense of inclusion (first and second) or exclusion (third) first person I, we second person you third person he, she, they
- Personification
- making something that isnt alive sound like a human The sun finally decided to come out of hiding. This cupboard door doesnt seem to like me.
- phatic communion -
- system of establishing and maintaining social relationships, small talk (verbal and non-verbal) Nice weather.
- phonoaesthetic word
- word with a sound which captures something about its meaning glide, smooth, slither, dreamy
- point of view
- whose perspective the writing is from. Eye of God angle of narration, Jims point of view. Second person angle of narration, Reis point of view.
- Pun
- when a word has two meanings at once, usually to create humour (often bad humour!) The students were relieved when the new toilet block was finally built. Thats a cool fridge.
- repetition
- deliberate repeating of a word or idea for emphasis Only $29.95, yes, only $29.95.
- rhetorical question
- a question to which the answer is assumed and is not meant to be answered How many times have I told you to tidy your room? Are you willing to let a starving child die?
- rhyme
- words that end the same but start with different sounds never and ever, mine and fine.
- sarcasm
- criticising or making fun in an unpleasantly humorous way Your generosity is exceeded only by the size of my big toe.
- satire
- making fun of something important political cartoons
- Sibilance
- hissing consonant sound (s or z) And so their spirits soared like a flushed snipe escaping shot
- simile
- comparison of two unlike things, using like or as She is like an angel. He was as brave as a lion.
- slang
- form of speech peculiar to a particular age group (eg. teenagers) or ear (eg. Cockney Rhyming Slang) or group (eg. truckies). Thats groovy, man. I dig it. (1960s youth)
- slogan
- catchphrase used to advertise and identify a topic Coke is it! Just do it!
- sound devices
- techniques involving the use of sound rhyme, rhythm, alliteration, assonance, onomatopoeia
- superlative adjective
- indicates the most biggest, fastest, strongest
- Synonyms
- words with the same meaning nice/good, fast/quick
- tone
- the mood positive, gloomy, anticipatory, nostalgic
- triad
- a grouping of three Love, peace and harmony.